The Christmas season is beginning to stir across our district. Shop windows are filling with light, cafés are planning festive menus, and the sound of Christmas songs will soon drift through our streets and villages.
For many, it’s a joyful time. For others, the pace and pressure are already building. So this week, we’re praying for peace in the rush – for calm hearts, patient words, and those small moments of kindness that remind us we belong to one another.
As shops and cafés grow busier across Horsham and the surrounding villages, we pray for all those who work in retail and hospitality, warehousing and delivery.
Lord, bring peace in the pressure,
when the pace feels relentless,
steady anxious hearts and tired minds.
Lord, bring joy in the serving,
and may every act of service,
and every warm greeting,
carry something of your love.
And bring rest to us all!
Lord, help us to slow down,
to notice you at work in the everyday,
and to make space for your presence.
Amen.